strodoggydog Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I am hopefully moving house in the coming months and like every gamer out there, I am trying to figure out my networking layout. The router will be downstairs and I will probably be upstairs. At this stage running a wired network could involve a lot of hassle. I have previously used power line but the jitter in my current property was shocking (I crudely ran an outside eihernet cable following an exisiting aerial cable). Obviously wireless @2.4 ghz is a no no (Ps4 doesn't even offer 5ghz band). Does anyone run a wireless ac bridge, and if so is it good enough for gaming, or should I just go to the hassle of running wires which may involve channelling single load bearing walls. This guy on YouTube seems to have good pings. Skip to 7'43'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Netduma_Iain Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 If you can go wired, be it powerplug I would ALWAYS recommend it. Wireless sucks at everything other than being not a wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc123 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 If you can go wired, be it powerplug I would ALWAYS recommend it. Wireless sucks at everything other than being not a wire. you should really play with wireless AC...it is glorious, I mean this 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Netduma_Iain Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I don't have personal expierence with AC but abc definitely know what's he's talking about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akic Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Call me old skool but I would always go wired over wireless too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc123 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Call me old skool but I would always go wired over wireless too Trust me your distrust although understandable is unfounded in Wireless AC. You are speaking to someone that wired 30 connections in his old home... I never use wireless when I don't have to, and if it is going to be doing a lot (constant network connectivity) wired is always best. Internet over Power isn't always going to even give you the 20Mb/s if you have issues with your home wiring (not new)... Wireless AC gives me a consistance 50MB/s to local fileserver...which is a lot...wired gives me 100MB/s...but it is ethernet wired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akic Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Well it's good to know that AC is that good so I will consider it in the future if I absolutely must go wireless but with homeplugs / powerline adapters I've never been in that position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc123 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Well it's good to know that AC is that good so I will consider it in the future if I absolutely must go wireless but with homeplugs / powerline adapters I've never been in that position I'm definitely glad to hear this, if you ever need help with the wireless i'll math my hardest for you Important Note: So if you have a dual band router 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz, it is important to make some decisions. I normally take my 2.4Ghz network and make it Wireless N only (nothing else connects to this network) this makes the transmit limit something around 270Mb/s. I then take the 5Ghz network and make it Wireless AC only (nothing else connects to this network) this makes the transmission limit something around 1200Mb/s. If a single non-wireless AC node connects to this network (let's say SSID is "IP for Free") so if a single wireless N client connects to "IP for Free" then the transmit limit will drop immediately down to 270Mb/s for the whole SSID (everyone on that network). This is a biggie that people make a mistake on quiet frequently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strodoggydog Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 thanks for the input guys. I'm definitely glad to hear this, if you ever need help with the wireless i'll math my hardest for you Important Note: So if you have a dual band router 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz, it is important to make some decisions. I normally take my 2.4Ghz network and make it Wireless N only (nothing else connects to this network) this makes the transmit limit something around 270Mb/s. I then take the 5Ghz network and make it Wireless AC only (nothing else connects to this network) this makes the transmission limit something around 1200Mb/s. If a single non-wireless AC node connects to this network (let's say SSID is "IP for Free") so if a single wireless N client connects to "IP for Free" then the transmit limit will drop immediately down to 270Mb/s for the whole SSID (everyone on that network). This is a biggie that people make a mistake on quiet frequently are you saying that the the 5ghz network should exclude anything that is non-ac? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I use powerline adaptors and never had an issue with them at all ( old house old wiring to) I have one running to the rugrats room for his console , which gives a way better result than when he was wireless even on 5ghz and another one that has wifi so upstairs has a stella wifi signal ( connected to the r1 ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc123 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 thanks for the input guys. are you saying that the the 5ghz network should exclude anything that is non-ac? I'm saying that the second either of the wireless bands has mixed clients (g, n, ac) then they are limited to the lowest connection type speed in this case wireless g (54Mb/s) so you want to make your Wireless 5Ghz only your highest connection type (wireless AC in my case) then I use Wireless 2.4Ghz as a mixed connection with N (and G if required) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A7Legit Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I'm hard headed old school about wired, I have Power over Ethernet at home and it works just about as well as being directly wired from the R1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akic Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I'm hard headed old school about wired We should start a club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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